Collapsible table



Aug. 27, 1946. K. PETER GOLLAPS IB LE TABLE Filed 0ct.- 17; 1944 INVENTOR. KURT PE TE 1?.

" flahlw A TTORN E Y Patented Aug. 27, 1946 COLLAPSIBLE TABLE Kurt Peter, Bronx, N. Y., assignor to Ralph Kurt Peter, Bronx, N. Y

Application October 17, 1944, Serial No. 559,000

a 4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in collapsible tables, and it has for its object to provide a table that may be used for various purposes, in addition to its normal use as an ordinary table.

Thus, the specific construction of my said table will permit the latter to be used as a flower stand, a staggered service table, a typewriter support in connection with a writing desk, and for a number of other purposes.

The construction of the table is sturdy and solid without regard to whatever purpose it is used for, and the table is easily dismounted, whereby it will lend itself excellently for shipping and storage.

With the above and other objects in View, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of a table,

made accordin to my invention, when used as a fiat top table.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, with the two half table portions in staggered position (with part broken away).

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, with the two half table portions spacedly arranged on top of each other.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the table, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the lower half table portion, shown in Figure 3, illustrating the locking mechanism.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the table I consists in its main parts of the two endframe members II and I2, the tie-rods I3 and the two half table tops I4 and I5.

The frame members II and I2 consist of the legs I6 and I1, and the cross member, or bar, I8.

The bottoms of the two legs of the frame member I I are provided with casters I9, while wheels 20 are attached to the bottoms of the legs of the frame member I2.

The table top halves consist of the table boards 2i and 22, and the edge boards 23, 24, 25 and 26, 21 and 28, respectively.

The edge boards do not extend along the edges 29 and 30, where the table halves meet, as shown in Figure 1, when this piece of furniture is used as a conventional flat top table.

Secured to the cross member I8 by means of 2 fulcrum pins 35 and 36, are two brackets 31 and two brackets 38; one end of each of the two brackets 31 swivel on pins 39 secured to the table top I 4, while the opposite ends of the two brackets 31 swivel on pins '40 secured to the half table top I5.

The two brackets 38 each have one end swivel on pins 4| secured to the half table top I4, while their other ends 42 swivel on pins 43 secured to the half table top I5.

The ends 42 of the two brackets 38 are also provided with a semi-circular segment 45 provided with a row of perforations 44 preferably equally spaced from one another, and also equally spaced from the swivel point 43.

As illustrated in Figure 5, which shows a bottom view of the half table top I5, the purpose of the perforations 44 is to receive the ends 46 and 41 of the locking rods 48 and 49, The opposite ends 50 and 5I of the locking rods are secured at 52 and 53, respectively, to a locking arm 54 fulcrumed to the underside of the table half I5, as at 55. A spring 56 has one of its ends 51 secured to the locking arm 54, while its other end is secured at 58 to the underside "of the half table top I5.

As is already illustrated, for instance, in Figure 3, the swivel pins 35, 39 and are higher than the swivel pins 36, 4| and 43. The distance in height between each of these two sets of swivel pins must be great enough to permit the brackets 31 to rest flush against the bracket 38, when the table is in its flat top position, as shown in Figure 1.

To chang the position shown in Figure 1 to any of the four other positions, two of which are shown in the Figures 2 and 3, all that is required is to move the locking lever 54 in the direction of the arrow 60, thus disengaging the ends 46 and 41 of the locking rods 48 and 49 from the corresponding holes 44 in the segment 45, then swinging the two table halves in the desired location, and next permitting the spring 56 to return the lever 54 into its normal position, as shown in Figure 5, thereby having the ends 46 and 41 of the locking rods 48 and 49 re-enter the corresponding holes 44 in the segment 45.

Looking, rods 48 and 49 slide preferably in members 48a and 49a, while the opening movement of the lever 54 is preferably controlled by a stop pin 54a. I

It is obvious that some changes may be'made in the form, construction and arrangement of i the several parts, as shown, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact construction and arrangement shown and described herein.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1 l. A table having two table top halves, two side frame members, one at each end of said table,

top halves, one set at each end, the arms of one set being laterally spaced apart from the other set, said arms being fulcrumed in staggered position on the frame members, the fulcrum means of one set of arms being arranged at a reater height than the fulcrum means of the other set of arms, a semi-circular enlargement at one end of one set of arms, said enlargement being pro two sets'of arms pivotally connected to the table vided with perforations therein, a locking mem ber fulcrumed to ,the underside of one of said table top halves and having means adapted to engage said perforations, whereby to secure the two table top halves ina plurality of predetermined horizontal, parallel positions:

' '2. In a device, as claimed in claimfl, and

wherein all the perforationsin each enlargement are at an equal distance, from one another and from the fulcrum point of the respective arms.

of arms, a semi-circular enlargement at one end of one set of arms, said enlargement being pro- "ded with perforations therein, a locking memfulcrumed to the underside of one of said 'ble top halves, locking'rods pivotally connected tothe said locking member and adapted to enq, gage said perforations, whereby to secure the tWo table top halves in a plurality of predetermined horizontal, parallel positions, and brackets for slidably connecting said locking rods to one table top half und ththe latter.

3, and havmember, and

a stop pin limiting the move of the latter.

KURT PETER. 

